Drawer structure with hand free releasing lock

ABSTRACT

A drawer releasing device for a cabinet having a drawer compartment includes a docking frame and a locking arrangement. The docking frame includes a mounting base and a slider platform slidably and inclinedly mounted on the mounting base to slide between a slide-in storage position that the slider platform is disposed within the drawer compartment and a slide-out accessing position that the slider platform is slid out of the drawer compartment. The locking arrangement includes a locking unit and an actuation unit positioned out of the drawer compartment via an actuating cable, in such a manner that when the actuator is operated to release an engagement of the locking unit through the actuating cable, the slider platform is automatically sliding out of the drawer compartment in a hand-free manner.

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to a drawer, and more particularly to adrawer releasing device which is capable of releasing a drawer throughsimple actuation at a distance therefrom.

2. Description of Related Arts

A conventional drawer usually comprises a drawer body and a front panel,wherein the drawer body is slidably mounted on a drawer compartmentformed on a cabinet so that a user is able to slide the drawer body inand out of the drawer compartment for achieving different purposes.

Drawers have widely been utilized in a wide variety of circumstances anda number of accessories have been incorporated into conventional drawersin order to fit new situations in which a drawer may be utilized. Forexample, power unit has been incorporated into conventional drawer sothat the user does not need to manually open or close the drawer.

Despite their long and widespread applications, there exist severaldeep-seated disadvantages which need to be addressed. First, the mostusual way of opening a drawer is by the user's hand. From the view pointof many, this may seem inevitable because one nevertheless has tomanually open a drawer in order to retrieve or put in something. Yetthere exist situations where it is not desirable or convenient for theuser's hand to touch the drawer's handle for opening it. For example,when the user is in the middle of doing something in which his/her handsare contacting with, say, dirty materials or raw food (if the drawer ina kitchen), the user may not wish to let his/her hands touching thedrawer's handle for opening the drawer, even though in fact the useractually needs to open the drawer for retrieving something which he/sheneeds at that moment.

Second, if a drawer is fully loaded so that a considerable amount offorce is required to pull the drawer out of the drawer compartment, theuser may not have enough power to do so. This problem may not be thatsevere for drawers used in domestic environment, yet in workplaces suchas in the office, a particular cabinet may contain a huge amount offiles so that the user may not be able to pull the particular drawersout of the corresponding drawer compartments for retrieving, say,particular files.

If the drawer is positioned at a very low position, such as the lowestin a cabinet, it is difficult then for a user to effectively exert largeamount of force for pulling the drawer out of the drawer compartment.

Obviously, one may purchase motorized drawers for resolving the aboveproblems, but the main problem is that motorized drawers are usuallyexpensive and as a result may not be affordable for general households.Moreover, even though one may afford to purchase sophisticated drawers,the first problem is still not yet resolved since the relevant usersstill have to use their hands for operating any control panels or evenremote controllers.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

A main object of the present invention is to provide a drawer releasingdevice for a drawer, wherein the drawer releasing device is capable ofreleasing the drawer through simple actuation at a distance therefrom ina hand-free manner. In other words, a user of the present invention doesnot need to physically touch the drawer for pulling it out.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a drawer releasingdevice which is capable of automatically releasing a drawer out of thedrawer compartment upon a simple actuation of an actuation unit extendedout of the drawer by the user of the present invention. In other words,when the drawer is fully loaded, the user does not need to exert largeamount of force for trying to pull put the drawer from the drawercompartment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a drawer releasingdevice which is adjustable in its orientation and easy to assemble anddisassemble so as to fit a wide variety of drawer compartment in orderto facilitate widespread application of the present invention.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a drawer releasingdevice which can be adopted to use in conjunction with a wide variety ofcontainers for fitting a wide variety of different circumstances. Forexample, a slider platform may be adapted to support rubbish bins or abasket for normally receiving the rubbish bin or the basket into adrawer compartment while automatically releasing the rubbish bin to beextended for convenient access by the user of the present invention.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a drawer releasingdevice which does not involve electrical components and even complicatedmechanical component, so that the manufacturing cost and the ultimateselling price of the present invention can be kept to minimum.

Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the presentinvention provides a drawer releasing device for a cabinet having adrawer compartment, wherein the drawer releasing device comprises:

a docking frame, which is adapted for supporting within the drawercompartment of the drawer, comprising a mounting base and a sliderplatform slidably and inclinedly mounted on the mounting base to slidebetween a slide-in storage position that the slider platform is disposedwithin the drawer compartment and a slide-out accessing position thatthe slider platform is slid out of the drawer compartment; and

a locking arrangement, which comprises:

a locking unit substantially mounted on the mounting base to releasablyengage with the slider platform to lock up the slider platform at thestorage position; and

an actuation unit which comprises an actuator positioned out of thedrawer compartment and an actuating cable which is extended from thelocking unit to the actuator and is arranged in such a manner that whenthe actuator is operated to release an engagement of the locking unitthrough the actuating cable, the slider platform is automaticallysliding out of the drawer compartment in a hand-free manner.

These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the presentinvention will become apparent from the following detailed description,the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drawer releasing device for a draweraccording to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the drawer releasing deviceaccording to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the drawer releasing device accordingto the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the drawer releasing device accordingto the above preferred embodiment of the present invention illustratingthat the slider platform is in the storage position.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the drawer releasing device accordingto the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustratingthat the slider platform is in the accessing position.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the drawer releasing device according tothe above preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustratingthat the inclination adjuster is formed in the mounting base.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 of the drawings, a drawer releasing devicefor a cabinet 80 according to a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention is illustrated, in which the drawer releasing device comprisesa docking frame 10 and a locking arrangement 20. The cabinet 80, such asa conventional cabinet, has at least one drawer compartment 70 formedbetween two sidewalls, wherein the drawer releasing device is preferablyto be fittedly received in the drawer compartment 70 for releasablyreceiving a drawer 60 therein.

Thus, the docking frame 10 is adapted for supporting within the drawercompartment 70 of the cabinet 80, and comprises a mounting base 11 and aslider platform 12 slidably and inclinedly mounted on the mounting base11 to slide between a slide-in storage position that the slider platform12 is disposed within the drawer compartment 70, and a slide-outaccessing position that the slider platform 12 is slid out of the drawercompartment 70.

On the other hand, the locking arrangement 20 comprises a locking unit21 and an actuation unit 22, in which the locking unit 21 issubstantially mounted on the mounting base 11 to releasably engage withthe slider platform 12 to lock up the slider platform 12 at said storageposition.

The actuation unit 22 comprises an actuator 221 positioned out of thedrawer compartment 70 and an actuating cable 222 which is extended fromthe locking unit 21 to the actuator 221 and is arranged in such a mannerthat when the actuator 221 is operated to release an engagement of thelocking unit through the actuating cable 222, the slider platform 12 isautomatically sliding out of the drawer compartment 70 in a hand-freemanner.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, themounting base 11 comprises a pair of sliding tracks 111 alignedlymounted on an inner side of the sidewalls of the drawer compartment 70wherein the slider platform 12 is slidably and inclinedly mounted withthe sliding tracks 111 for sliding between the storage position and theaccessing position alone the two sliding tracks 111 in a speedcontrolling manner. As a result, each of the sliding tracks 111comprises a plurality of rolling balls 1111 rotatably provided thereinfor facilitating a sliding motion of the slider platform 12 with respectto the sliding tracks 111 in a speed controlled manner. In other words,the rolling balls 1111 allows controlling the speed of sliding movementof the slider platform 12 by the friction at the rolling balls 1111within the respective sliding tracks 111.

The slider platform 12 is preferably embodied as having a quadrilateralcross section having a pair of elongated longitudinal members 121slidably mounted with the sliding tracks 111 respectively, and threetransverse members 122 transversely and spacedly extended across the twolongitudinal members 121 for securely supporting the drawer 60 on theslider platform 12. For the sake of convenience, the three transversemembers 122 is categorized as a front and a rear transverse members 122extended across the two corresponding end portions of the longitudinalmembers 121 respectively, and a middle transverse member 122 extendedacross two corresponding mid portions of the longitudinal members 121respectively.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 of the drawings, the dockingframe 10 further comprises a drawer panel support 13 upwardly extendedfrom the front transverse member 122 (a front edge) of the sliderplatform 12, wherein a 61 front panel of the drawer 60 is arranged to bemounted on the front transverse member 122 so as to cover the drawercompartment 70 when the slider platform 12 is slid into the storageposition.

In order to maximize the suitability of the drawer releasing device ofthe present invention with different kinds of cabinets 80 havingdifferent geographical structures, the drawer panel support 13 canadjustably and pivotally be mounted with the front transverse member 122so that the front panel 61 is capable of being mounted in a wide varietyof orientations for fitting with different geographical structures ofthe cabinet 80 (FIG. 6). Thus, the front panel 61 can be able to beselectively adjusted in a vertical orientation to fittingly enclose thedrawer compartment 60 when the slider platform 12 is slid thereinto atthe storage position.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 of the drawings, the locking unit 21comprises two locking arms 211, which are pivotally connected to themounting base 10, having two driving ends 2111 engaging with theactuating cable 222 and two engaging ends 2112 to securely clip to theslider platform 12 to retain the slider platform 12 at the storageposition and arranged in such a manner that when the actuating cable 222is slid to move the driving ends 2111 of the locking arms 211 towardseach other, the engaging ends 2112 thereof are pivotally moved torelease the slider platform 12 from the locking arms 211 so as to unlockthe slider platform 12 for freely sliding out of the drawer compartment70.

Moreover, the locking unit 21 further comprises two locking rotors 212rotatably mounted at the engaging ends 2112 of the locking arms 211respectively to engage with the slider platform 12 for allowing theslider platform 12 being manually slid out from the drawer compartment70 when a pulling force is applied on the slider platform 12.

It is worth mentioning that the driving end 2111 of one of the lockingarms 211 is affixed to the actuating cable 222 while the driving end2111 of another of the locking arm 211 is slidably mounted to theactuating cable 222, such that when the actuating cable 222 is pulled bythe actuator 221 to move the driving ends 2111 of the locking arms 211towards each other, the engaging ends 2112 of the locking arms 211 aremoved away from each other to release the slider platform 12.

The locking unit 21 further comprises a resilient element 213 having twoends biasing against the driving ends 2111 of the locking arms 211respectively so as to apply an urging force on the locking arms 211 toensure the slider platform 12 being clipped by the engaging ends 2112 ofthe locking arms 211.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, each ofthe locking arms 211 has gear joint 214 formed between the driving end2111 and the engaging end 2112, wherein the gear joints 214 of thelocking arms 211 are coupled with each other to control the engagingends 2112 of the locking arms 211 engaging with the slider platform 12in a coordinating manner.

Furthermore, the locking unit 21 further comprises a locker base 215transversely extended on the mounting base 11 of the docking frame 10,wherein the locking arms 211 are provided on the locker base 215 forengaging with the slider platform 12 when it is slid at the storageposition.

Accordingly, the locking arrangement 20 further comprises an engagingmember 23 provided on one of the transverse members 122 and arranged toreleasably engage with the locking arms 211 of the locking unit 21 whenthe slider platform 12 is slid at the storage position. In other words,the engaging member 23 is at the corresponding position with the lockingarms 211 so that when the slider platform 12 is at the storage position,the engaging member 23 and the lock engaging device 212 are releasablyengaged so as to normally retain the slider platform 12 at the storageposition, as shown in FIG. 4 of the drawings.

In other words, the user of the present invention is able to manuallypull out the slider platform 12 from the storage position to theaccessing position by exerting a sufficient amount of pulling force toovercome the inward biasing force exerted by the resilient element 213to the engaging member 23. However, it is important to realize that thebiasing force exerted by the resilient element 213 is such that theslider platform 12 is normally locked up and retained at the storageposition if there is no extra pulling force exerted by the user of thepresent invention.

On the other hand, the actuator 221 is extended out of the cabinet 80 bythe actuating cable 222 so that the user of the present invention mayrelease the engagement between the slider platform 12 and the lockengaging device 212 at a distance through operating upon the actuator221. Therefore, the actuator 221 can be selectively located away fromthe docking frame 10 for operating the locking arrangement 20. Morespecifically, the actuating cable 222, which is preferably embodied as ametal-made wire enclosed with durable and flexible plastic materials,has a driving end portion extended away from the drawer compartment 70and connected with the actuator 221, and a driven end portionoperatively connected with locking arms 211 in such a manner that whenthe actuator 221 is operated, the driven end portion of the actuatingcable 222 is pulled to exert an urging force towards the locking arms211 for pivotally driving the locking arms 211 to disengage with theengagement member 23 provided on the slider platform 12 so as to releasethe engagement between the slider platform 12 and the mounting base 11.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, theactuator 221 comprises first and second actuation members 2211, 2212pivotally connected with each other in such a manner that the firstactuation member 2211 is adapted to be depressed with respect to thesecond actuation member 2212, wherein the driving end of the actuatingcable 222 is connected with the first actuation members 2211 so thatwhen the first actuation members 2211 is depressed, the driving end ofthe actuating cable 222 is pulled for pulling the driven end thereof soas to release the engagement between the slider platform 12 and themounting base 11.

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 5 of the drawings, when the engagementbetween the slider platform 12 and the mounting base 11 is released,since the sliding tracks 111 are downwardly inclined towards the frontside of the cabinet 80, therefore, the sliding platform 12 willautomatically due to natural gravitational force slide alone the slidingtracks 111 for moving from the storage position and the accessingposition, as shown in FIG. 5 of the drawings.

It is worth mentioning at this point that in order to enhance theautomatic sliding motion of the slider platform 12 when the engagementbetween the slider platform 12 and the mounting base 11 has beenreleased, the actuation unit 22 further comprises a pair of resilientmembers 223 mounted at the sliding tracks 111 respectively for normallyexerting an initial forward pushing force towards the slider platform 12in such a manner that when the engagement between the slider platform 12and the mounting base 11 is released, the resilient members 223 willpush the slider platform 12 frontwardly towards the accessing position.In other words, the slider platform 12 is effectively pushed to slidefrom the storage position towards the accessing position in the aboveautomatic manner.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6 of the drawings, the sliding tracks 111 canbe pivotally and adjustably mounted at the drawer compartment 70 foradjusting an angle of inclination of the docking frame 10 so as to allowthe present invention to be utilized in a wide variety of circumstances.In order to further enhance universality of the present invention, themounting base 11 may further comprise an inclination adjuster 14 whichhas a slider slot 141 formed on the mounting base 10 and comprises aslider member 142 which is extended from the slider platform 12 and isslidably engaged with the slider slot 141 to selectively adjust aninclination angle of the slider platform 12 with respect to the mountingbase 10.

The operation and application of the present invention is as follows:the docking frame 10 is received in the drawer compartment 70 whereinthe drawer or any other container, such as a rubbish bin, is supportedon the slider platform 12. The actuator 221 is extended from the sliderplatform 12 to an exterior of the cabinet 80 so that the user is able toactuate it at a distance. It is important to emphasis that actuator 221is preferably to be positioned on a ground surface so that the user mayoperate the actuator by his/her foot without using his/her hands.

From the forgoing description, it can be shown that the above mentionedobjects have been substantially achieved. The present inventioneffectively provides the drawer releasing device which is capable ofreleasing the drawer through simple actuation at a distance therefrom ina hand-free manner. In other words, a user of the present invention doesnot need to physically touch the drawer for pulling it out.

One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of thepresent invention as shown in the drawings and described above isexemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have beenfully and effectively accomplished. It embodiments have been shown anddescribed for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structuralprinciples of the present invention and is subject to change withoutdeparture from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes allmodifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the followingclaims.

1. A drawer releasing device for a cabinet having a drawer compartment,comprising: a docking frame, which is adapted for supporting within saiddrawer compartment of said drawer, comprising a mounting base and aslider platform slidably and inclinedly mounted on said mounting base toslide between a slide-in storage position that said slider platform isdisposed within said drawer compartment and a slide-out accessingposition that said slider platform is slid out of said drawercompartment; and a locking arrangement, which comprises: a locking unitsubstantially mounted on said mounting base to releasably engage withsaid slider platform to lock up said slider platform at said storageposition; and an actuation unit which comprises an actuator positionedout of said drawer compartment and an actuating cable which is extendedfrom said locking unit to said actuator and is arranged in such a mannerthat when said actuator is operated to release an engagement of saidlocking unit through said actuating cable, said slider platform isautomatically sliding out of said drawer compartment in a hand-freemanner.
 2. The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 1, whereinsaid locking unit comprises two locking arms, which are pivotallyconnected to said mounting base, having two driving ends engaging withsaid actuating cable and two engaging ends to securely clip to saidslider platform to retain said slider platform at said storage positionand arranged in such a manner that when said actuating cable is slid tomove said driving ends of said locking arms towards each other, saidengaging ends thereof are pivotally moved to release said sliderplatform from said locking arms so as to unlock said slider platform forfreely sliding out of said drawer compartment.
 3. The drawer releasingdevice, as recited in claim 2, wherein said locking unit furthercomprises two locking rotors rotatably mounted at said engaging ends ofsaid locking arms respectively to engage with said slider platform forallowing said slider platform being manually slid out from said drawercompartment when a pulling force is applied on said slider platform. 4.The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said drivingend of one of said locking arms is affixed to said actuating cable whilesaid driving end of another said locking arm is slidably mounted to saidactuating cable, such that when said actuating cable is pulled by saidactuator to move said driving ends of said locking arms towards eachother, said engaging ends of said locking arms are moved away from eachother to release said slider platform.
 5. The drawer releasing device,as recited in claim 3, wherein said driving end of one of said lockingarms is affixed to said actuating cable while said driving end ofanother said locking arm is slidably mounted to said actuating cable,such that when said actuating cable is pulled by said actuator to movesaid driving ends of said locking arms towards each other, said engagingends of said locking arms are moved away from each other to release saidslider platform.
 6. The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 2,wherein said locking unit further comprises a resilient element havingtwo ends biasing against said driving ends of said locking armsrespectively so as to apply an urging force on said locking arms toensure said slider platform being clipped by said engaging ends of saidlocking arms.
 7. The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 5,wherein said locking unit further comprises a resilient element havingtwo ends biasing against said driving ends of said locking armsrespectively so as to apply an urging force on said locking arms toensure said slider platform being clipped by said engaging ends of saidlocking arms.
 8. The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 2,wherein each of said locking arms has gear joint formed between saiddriving end and said engaging end, wherein said gear joints of saidlocking arms are coupled with each other to control said engaging endsof said locking arms engaging with said slider platform in acoordinating manner.
 9. The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim5, wherein each of said locking arms has gear joint formed between saiddriving end and said engaging end, wherein said gear joints of saidlocking arms are coupled with each other to control said engaging endsof said locking arms engaging with said slider platform in acoordinating manner.
 10. The drawer releasing device, as recited inclaim 7, wherein each of said locking arms has gear joint formed betweensaid driving end and said engaging end, wherein said gear joints of saidlocking arms are coupled with each other to control said engaging endsof said locking arms engaging with said slider platform in acoordinating manner.
 11. The drawer releasing device, as recited inclaim 1, wherein said mounting base comprises a pair of sliding tracksadapted for inclinedly providing on two inner sidewalls of said drawercompartment, wherein said slider platform is slidably mounted with saidsliding tracks in a speed controlling manner to slide between saidstorage position and said accessing position along said two slidingtracks.
 12. The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 7, whereinsaid mounting base comprises a pair of sliding tracks adapted forinclinedly providing on two inner sidewalls of said drawer compartment,wherein said slider platform is slidably mounted with said slidingtracks in a speed controlling manner to slide between said storageposition and said accessing position along said two sliding tracks. 13.The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 10, wherein saidmounting base comprises a pair of sliding tracks adapted for inclinedlyproviding on two inner sidewalls of said drawer compartment, whereinsaid slider platform is slidably mounted with said sliding tracks in aspeed controlling manner to slide between said storage position and saidaccessing position along said two sliding tracks.
 14. The drawerreleasing device, as recited in claim 1, wherein said actuating cable,which is embodied as a metal wire enclosed with durable and flexibleplastic material, has a driven end portion operatively connect with saidlocking unit within said drawer compartment and a driving end portionextended away from said drawer compartment to connect with said actuatorso as to allow said actuator being selectively located away from saiddocking frame.
 15. The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 7,wherein said actuating cable, which is embodied as a metal wire enclosedwith durable and flexible plastic material, has a driven end portionoperatively connect with said locking unit within said drawercompartment and a driving end portion extended away from said drawercompartment to connect with said actuator so as to allow said actuatorbeing selectively located away from said docking frame.
 16. The drawerreleasing device, as recited in claim 13, wherein said actuating cable,which is embodied as a metal wire enclosed with durable and flexibleplastic material, has a driven end portion operatively connect with saidlocking unit within said drawer compartment and a driving end portionextended away from said drawer compartment to connect with said actuatorso as to allow said actuator being selectively located away from saiddocking frame.
 17. The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 1,wherein said actuation unit further comprises two resilient membersmounted at said mounting base for normally exerting a forward pushingforce towards said slider platform so as to initially push said sliderplatform out of said drawer compartment when said engagement of saidlocking unit is released.
 18. The drawer releasing device, as recited inclaim 7, wherein said actuation unit further comprises two resilientmembers mounted at said mounting base for normally exerting a forwardpushing force towards said slider platform so as to initially push saidslider platform out of said drawer compartment when said engagement ofsaid locking unit is released.
 19. The drawer releasing device, asrecited in claim 16, wherein said actuation unit further comprises tworesilient members mounted at said mounting base for normally exerting aforward pushing force towards said slider platform so as to initiallypush said slider platform out of said drawer compartment when saidengagement of said locking unit is released.
 20. The drawer releasingdevice, as recited in claim 1, wherein said docking frame furthercomprises an inclination adjuster which has a slider slot formed on saidmounting base and comprises a slider member which is extended from saidslider platform and is slidably engaged with said slider slot toselectively adjust an inclination angle of said slider platform withrespect to said mounting base.
 21. The drawer releasing device, asrecited in claim 7, wherein said docking frame further comprises aninclination adjuster which has a slider slot formed on said mountingbase and comprises a slider member which is extended from said sliderplatform and is slidably engaged with said slider slot to selectivelyadjust an inclination angle of said slider platform with respect to saidmounting base.
 22. The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 19,wherein said docking frame further comprises an inclination adjusterwhich has a slider slot formed on said mounting base and comprises aslider member which is extended from said slider platform and isslidably engaged with said slider slot to selectively adjust aninclination angle of said slider platform with respect to said mountingbase.
 23. The drawer releasing device, as recited in claim 1, whereinsaid docking frame further comprises a drawer panel support upwardly andpivotally extended from a front edge of said slider platform formounting with a front panel of a drawer so as to allow said front panelto be selectively adjusted in a vertical orientation to fittinglyenclose said drawer compartment when said slider platform is slidthereinto at said storage position.
 24. The drawer releasing device, asrecited in claim 7, wherein said docking frame further comprises adrawer panel support upwardly and pivotally extended from a front edgeof said slider platform for mounting with a front panel of a drawer soas to allow said front panel to be selectively adjusted in a verticalorientation to fittingly enclose said drawer compartment when saidslider platform is slid thereinto at said storage position.
 25. Thedrawer releasing device, as recited in claim 22, wherein said dockingframe further comprises a drawer panel support upwardly and pivotallyextended from a front edge of said slider platform for mounting with afront panel of a drawer so as to allow said front panel to beselectively adjusted in a vertical orientation to fittingly enclose saiddrawer compartment when said slider platform is slid thereinto at saidstorage position.